Hey fellow SAO fans! Have you ever thought about how cool it would be to have a full-dive VR experience like the players in Sword Art Online? I mean, just imagine being able to truly feel like you’re in the game, swinging your sword and casting spells! The gameplay mechanics in SAO are so immersive, from the intricate sword skills to the intense…Read More

Stereo Jupiter near OppositionJupiter looks sharp in these two rooftop telescope images. Both were captured last year on November 17 from Singapore, planet Earth, about two weeks after Jupiter’s 2023 opposition. Climbing high in midnight skies the giant planet was a mere 33.4 light-minutes from Singapore. That’s about 4 astronomical units away.…Read More

Driveway AnalemmaDoes the Sun return to the same spot on the sky every day?  No.  A more visual answer is an analemma, a composite of sky images taken at the same time and from the same place over a year.  At completion, you can see that the Sun makes a figure 8 on the sky. The featured unusual analemma does not, however, picture the Sun di…Read More

I just finished rewatching Sword Art Online, and I can’t get over how amazing the characters are! Kirito is such a strong and reliable protagonist, always putting others before himself. Asuna is a total powerhouse – her sword skills are unmatched! And let’s not forget about Klein, the loyal friend who’s always got Kirito’s back. Each character…Read More